The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-04-22

THE patriotic union Of Mecklenber@ Ger
many, has petitioned the Reichstag TO raise
the import duties on cereals.
CAJEME, the Yaqui Indian chief, has been
captured by Gederal Martinez at ranch
ten miles from Guaymas, Mexico, where he
had been hiding for two months. HIS cap
ture ends the war between the Yaquis and
Mexicans, which has been waged IN Sonora
for two years.
THE congregation of the Holy See at
Rome has decided TO favor the recognition
of the Knights Of Labor in accordance with
Cardinal Gibbons report.
THE police have been ordered to resume
evictiOns on the Marquis of LansdOwne's S
estate. This being the case William o. O'Brien
vlll proceed to Canada Immediately to de-
nounce the Marquis course in sanction1ng
the evictions.
THE Russian royal family have abandoned
their proposed journey to the CrImea owing
TO grave reports from the interior.
FIRE at Imperador, one of the stations on
the Panama canal, recently destroyed the
machine shop Of contracting firm, causing g
S2OJ, 600 loss. Two persons were burned.
THE Central American Diet, recently held
/ in Guatemala. agreed to three treaties
which are to be recognized as law by the
five Central American Republics. The
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unity against foreign eucroachments.
THE packet steamer Victoria ran ashore
at Dieppe, France, recently. A boat cap
sized during the work of rescue, causing
the loss Of twenty lives.
AT the annual conference of the Catholic
clergy of the diocese of Down, COnnor and
Dromore, at Belfast, on the 18th, resolu-
tion was adopted protesting against the
Governments Irish policy, declaring it in
human and unwarranted.
THE Haytien Consul General in Paris de
MES that Hayti has offered to cede TOrtugas
island to England.
FIVE thoroughbred horses belonging to
| Count Andrassy, the retired Hungarian
statesman, havO been poisoned by a dis
charged servant.
THE overdue steamship Salerno, of the
Wilson line, has been spoken; all well.
INTERSTATE rates were reported keeping
the National Opera Company in financial
difficulties.
THE Pope has instructed the nuncio at
Paris to assure the French Government
that the friendly relations between Prussia
and the Vatican in no wise indicates hos
tility on the part of the Vatican towards
France.
PARNELL, Michael Davitt and number
of other prominent Irishmen are actively
engaged in the promotion of the organiza-
tion of the Irish Woolen Manufacturing and
| Exporting Company; capital, $780, 900.
THE last trial trip of the cruiser Atlanta
proved a complete success, as far as speed
was concerned. An average speed of fif.
teen and one-half knots per hour was main
! tanned for several consecutive hours, while
at times the vessels speed exceeded six
teen knots per hour.
CANADIAN manufacturers who have beer
approached on the subject declare that they
will resist commercial union and recip
rocity with the United States in every way
possible.
AGRARIAN disorders prevail in Russia
aBd Poland. During the month of March
four landed prOprletors were murdered by
peasants, and three noblemen were killed
the first two weeks of April. The murder
ers have not been arrested.
SEVERAL SOudan Arab tribes have re-
volted from the Mahdi's authority, and
proclaimed one of the sheikhs Sultan.
IT is asserted in Berlin that Russia has
declined proffered alliance Svlth France
TIE Tageblatt, of Vienna, says that Itch
inoff. the man who fired at the Gar re
Gently at the Gatschina palace, was hanged
the same day on which the crime was com
mitted.
FRENCH deputies representing the fishing
! interests of tnat nation have entered pro-
| test against the Newfoundland Fisheries
! bill.
The Conservative members of the lower
house Of the Prussian Diet have decided to
support the Ecclesiastical bill.
The French have occupied Johanna island
the principal of the ContOrO group in the
Mozambique channel.
MoNsIGNOR QUINN, Vicar General of tho
Catholic diocese of New York, died in Paris
on the 18th.
THE French Government has ordered ar
inquiry into the management Of Cape ALLY
| lighthouse, with a view of ascertaining il
| it is true, as alleged, that the fog horn was
! only sounded after the packet steamer Vic
/ toria had struck the rocks.
THE business failures during the sever
days ended April IA mum bered Tor the United
/ States, 146 for Canada, 90; total, 175
against 223 the previous week. Business
casualties were on the decline in every sec.
1 tiOu of the country.
THE debate in the British House OF Com
mons on the Irish Coercion bill created
| considerable excitement on the 18th. Sex
4 ton and Healy called Major Saunderson a
/ liar